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"THE TELL TALE HEART

HECTOR PERIOD 1 AUTHOR: EDGAR ALLEN POE
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Metaphor
"He had the eye of a vulture-a pale blue eye, with a film over it" (pg.89).

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Explanation of Metaphor

I believe that the "...eye of a vulture", means that the eye can be a bad omen. I also believe that the narrator included "...a pale blue eye" to show how much it provoked him to kill the old nan.

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Repetition
"Eye" (pg.89, 90, 92)

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I believe the author included "eye" in the story several times to show how much it bothered the narrator.

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Imagery
"... There came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton",(pg.92).

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I believe the author included this to make the poem climatic and to appeal the noise of which is a heart beat.

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Simile
"a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton", (pg.94)

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I belive that the authur included this to show and express the climitism in the poem

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Personification
"... Death, in approaching him", (pg.91)

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